Most creators running a small paid community assume merch means ordering boxes of tees in guessed sizes and hoping members buy them. That model breaks down fast for a community under a few thousand paying members. Bear Grips Pro Shops prints one piece at a time at the same per-piece price, with no setup fee and no inventory commitment, so fulfillment for a Patreon merch drop scales down to a community of any size, including one that has just a handful of paying members.
The traditional bulk-print model asks a creator to guess sizes and colors before a single member has committed to buying. Three ways that guess goes wrong for a smaller community:
Removing the minimum removes the guess entirely. Each member picks their own size and color, and production only happens after the order.
| Order size | Per-piece base | Setup fee | Free shipping |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tee | $19.88 | $0 | Yes |
| 10 tees | $19.88 | $0 | Yes |
| 100 tees | $19.88 | $0 | Yes |
The same model holds across the full catalog: hoodies, hats, joggers, leggings. Per-piece price stays flat, setup is always zero, shipping is always free, whether the community has 50 paying members or 5,000.
Bear Grips Pro Shops: Custom Apparel for Your Team. No Minimums. Free Shipping.Three workflows only work without a minimum order:
Even without a minimum, a few moments still call for a bulk run:
The same per-piece price applies on a bulk order. No volume discount and no volume penalty.
No minimum, no setup fee, no inventory commitment. Same per-piece price whether one member orders or one hundred.
Start FreeNo. No screen fee, no plate fee, no minimum. The per-piece price covers print, shipping, and platform margin.
Yes. Each member checks out individually and picks their own size and color from the options the creator enables.
No. Designs can use unlimited colors at the same per-piece price.
Only 3 pieces print and ship. There is no minimum to hit and no leftover stock to manage.
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